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Were Trayvon Martin Witnesses Coached to Change Their Stories? (Look at the source!)
The Huffington Post | May 30, 2012 | Professor Bennett L. Gershman, PACE

Posted on 05/30/2012 5:37:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Link only due to copyright issues: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bennett-l-gershman/trayvon-martin-witnesses_b_1549128.html


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: blackkk; florida; georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
Ruh-roh!
1 posted on 05/30/2012 5:37:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bennett-l-gershman/trayvon-martin-witnesses_b_1549128.html


2 posted on 05/30/2012 5:39:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You know damn well they were. Coached and paid.

So were they lying the first time or are they lying now?

Throw the whole damn thing out!


3 posted on 05/30/2012 5:41:27 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Criminaliens or Crimigrants...0bamao's people?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

High-tech lynching.


4 posted on 05/30/2012 5:41:55 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Socialism isn't going to work this time, either.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Coached, coerced and intimidated.


5 posted on 05/30/2012 5:44:49 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trayvon Martin shooting wasn’t a case of racial profiling
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/opinion/nejame-zimmerman-racial-profiling/index.html


6 posted on 05/30/2012 5:51:10 PM PDT by ironman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Since Zimmerman's father is a judge, it will be interesting to see how much of a fix this is to railroad Zimmerman or what the facts at the case reveal.

Facts seem real muddy and in such situations, I thought that innocent until proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt meant something, but not in the court of MSM public opinion. Time will tell.

7 posted on 05/30/2012 5:52:26 PM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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His father was a magistrate in Virginia, which has been reported to be a JP type position. The problem here began when Crump, Parks, Sharpton and Jackson joined forces.

And if you really want to hear coaching listen to the Dee Dee tape. She is the “girl friend” who’s statement the indictment is based on.


8 posted on 05/30/2012 6:28:34 PM PDT by Jaded (Really? Seriously?)
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“until proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt”

That is incorrect. It is beyond a “reasonable doubt”. Makes no difference though. Zimmerman committed no crime and there should be no trial


9 posted on 05/30/2012 7:08:32 PM PDT by Figment
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What would you trust someone who just tells what they saw when they had no idea how it would be interpreted or someone who after seeing a lynch mob changes their story in ways that appease the mob?


10 posted on 05/30/2012 10:47:25 PM PDT by freedomrings69
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IIRC, “Witness #2” is the one who, in another story, was quoted as saying people should “shoot to wound” and Zimmerman could have just shot Martin in the leg. (*facepalm*)

As for dirty play by the prosecutor here...certainly possible. She’s got what most legal experts believe to be an extremely weak case, and she is likely facing a lot of pressure to make something stick. I think, though, there is also probably some “cold feet” going on by some of the witnesses. In a perfect world, a witness doesn’t get intimidated, either by the media or a prosecutor. In realville, people worry about what might happen to them if they get dragged into the same media spotlight as Zimmerman.


11 posted on 05/31/2012 2:42:58 AM PDT by DemforBush (A Repo man is *always* intense!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I try (not always successfully since buying a new car) to tithe a portion of my pay to charity. I usually give to Boystown, Salvation Army, and the Shriners. This pay I am making a donation to Zimmerman’s defense fund.


12 posted on 05/31/2012 2:55:18 AM PDT by Hacksaw (If I had a son, he'd look like George Zimmerman.)
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IMO since Angela Corey wants to follow in Mike Nifong’s footsteps perhaps someone should do something to see that she meets the same fate (disbarment etc.)


13 posted on 05/31/2012 6:53:01 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (whites are 8 times more likely to be victimized by black criminals than blacks by white criminals)
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IMO since Angela Corey wants to follow in Mike Nifong’s footsteps perhaps someone should do something to see that she meets the same fate (disbarment etc.)


14 posted on 05/31/2012 6:53:12 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (whites are 8 times more likely to be victimized by black criminals than blacks by white criminals)
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Witness 1 Original story: Witness saw two persons scuffle but didn't know "which one" was on top of the other during the scuffle. New story: Witness says she is sure it was Zimmerman on top.

I'll bet that this witness would like to take back her new story since it was probably given before she had a chance to see the pictures of the damage Trayvon did to Zimmerman's head, front and back. The pictures and autopsy of bruises to Trayvon's knuckles prove this witness's new story to have been conveniently altered to fit the prosecutor's agenda, aka witness tampering.

Witness 4 Original story: Witness states that on the night of the shooting that Martin was on top, "just throwing down blows on the guy, MMA-style." Witness also recalled that Zimmerman was calling for help. New story: Witness tells prosecution he isn't sure who was calling for help.

I'm sure this witness was worked over to try to say that Zimmerman was on top, but the most that the investigators could get him to say is that he couldn't see whose mouth was moving when he heard the cries for help that odds are didn't come from the guy on top "throwing down blows MMA style".

This prosecution team should face their own prosecution for witness tampering.

15 posted on 05/31/2012 4:57:04 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.


16 posted on 06/03/2012 12:51:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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